Mnemonic device for the periodic table

Mnemonic device for the periodic table, table of elements:

The Periodic Table (contributors   include Bob Gayhart and Dean Campbell)

Group 1A (H Li Na K Rb Cs Fr):

• Highly Nasty Kids Rub Cats Fur
• Hans liebt Natuerliche Kaese reibt (ueber) (c)zentralsued Frankreich.   (!)

Group 2A (Be Mg Ca Sr Ba Ra):

• Bearded Muggers Came Straight Back Rapidly.
• Beer Mugs Can Serve Bar Rats.

Group 3 (B Al Ga In Tl):

• Big Al Garner’s In Trouble.
• Big All Gave in Tulsa.
• Big Al Gave Incomplete Totals.
• Big Al Gave Innocent Toys.
• Bob Allen Gave Indians Tennis Lessons.
• Bears Always Give Indians Trouble.

Group 4A (C Si Ge Sn Pb):

• Can Silly Germans Snatch Lead?
• Conniving Sisters Get Snotty Playboys.
• Can Si Get Snuckered at the Pub?

Group 5 (N P As Sb Bi):

• New Popes Assign Subordinate Bishops.
• Never Put Arsenic in Silver Bullet Beer.

Group 6A (O S Se Te Po):

• Oil is slicker with STP.
• Old Soldiers Seem Terribly Polluted.
• Oversized Sailors Sell and Tell about Polo cologne.
• Oh, she sells the poles.

Group 7A (F Cl Br I At):

• Frank Cleverly Brought Indian Attire.
• Fairy Clowns Broil Innocent Ants.
• Fat Clyde Bribed Innocent Arthur.
• “Floor Cleaner Broken?” I asked.

Group 8A (He Ne Ar Kr Xe Rn):

• He Never Arrived; Karen eXited with Ron.
• He needs our crazy Xerox repairman.

First Row Transition Metals (Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu   Zn):

• St. Vincent Cried “Mommy!” Feeling Cold Next to   Cold Zombies.
• Scott Tips Very Counterfeit Money, Feels Cold Near Cubic Zircons.
• Scary Tiny Vicious Creatures Mean Females Come Nightly to Club   Z.
• Scotty Vickerman Fee cony cousin.
• Scott tickled Vanna’s cranium, manager Fred could not cut   in.

Second Row Transition Metals (Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag   Cd):

• Yes sir, Nob. Most technicians rub Rod’s pale silver Cadillac.

Third Row Transition Metals (La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au   Hg):

• Larry’s half taken, Wendy reached out her plate audibly,   Helga.

Lanthanides (Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu):

• Caesar Procrastinated at the Nile, Permitting So Many Europeans   (who were) Getting Turbid (and) Dying (of) Home Urges (erges?)   To Yell “Lutetium!”.
• Cecil proudly named Pam, Sam, (and) Eugene. Good Tobin dyes   hosiery early tomorrow yellow-blue.

Actinides (Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr):

• Three planets: Uranus, Neptune, (and) Pluto.  Amy cured Berkeley,   California. Einstein (and) Fermi made noble laws.

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